Fic: Kept in the Dark, Chapter 7 (CSI Miami, Ryan Wolfe / Eric Delko)
Title: Kept in The Dark, Chapter 7
Fandom: CSI Miami
Pairing: Ryan Wolfe / Eric Delko
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
Feedback: Makes the World Turn
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Eric’s nose gave him the first warning of the upcoming interrogation. He could smell
coffee. And something else that smelled like pancakes. As much as he wanted to
escape, his stomach disagreed. He got up and headed to the kitchen.
Ryan was standing by the stove, flipping pancakes on a pan.
“Help yourself to coffee.” Ryan instructed and dropped the last pancake to a plate.
He forked some pancakes to smaller plate and handed it over to Eric.
“Sit down.” Ryan pushed Eric down to chair. “And don’t look like that. You’re
not marching to the guillotine.”
“I’m not?” Eric took a big gulp from his coffee mug. “Let’s just get it done.
Quickly and painlessly.”
“Okay.” Ryan took the seat on the opposite side of the table. “Why were you
in my bed when I was in Boston?”
“Do I really need to say it…?”
“Was there somebody with you?”
“No! I mean… no. Just me.”
“Why were you there? And don’t try to lie to me. Or do you want me to check
the sheets for suspicious looking stains?”
“No! I admit it. I was there. It just felt… nice. Kinda comforting.”
“Because it’s a nice bed or because it’s my bed?”
“Both.” Eric paused. He could feel blood rushing to his cheeks. “But mainly
the latter.”
“Really?” Ryan looked genuinely surprised. He didn’t day anything for a while.
“Why now?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean we worked together for over a year, and you never showed any interest,
so why now?”
“I don’t know… It started after you left the lab, and yesterday when you said you
had dated a guy… I think it made my head go on overdrive. And I was here and
your stuff was everywhere and I… gave up.”
Ryan got up to fill his mug again. He stared at the coffee maker for a while
before he turned back to face Eric. “So… What do you want?”
Eric swallowed a lump that had formed in his throat. “You. I think.”
“You think?”
“Okay, I know. This was bit of a surprise for me too.”
“I can imagine…” Ryan smiled. “I’m not sure what I’m supposed to say. You
wanna try the old classic?”
“Go ahead.” Eric grinned.
“Are your intentions honorable?”
“Yeah, but sometimes they turn lecherous….”
“I know, I saw the evidence in my sheets. Do you have any prior experience
on that area?”
“You mean…?”
“Yep.”
“I did do some experimenting in college.”
“Everyone did some experimenting in college.” Ryan rolled his eyes. “That’s
not really something to brag about. But anyway, you do have some experience?”
“Why do you keep asking about experience? This sounds like a job interview.”
“Well, you’re applying for a position, so it’s not that far fetched. And currently
we have an opening to fill.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah.”
“So… what do we do now?”
“I have some ideas.” Ryan walked closer and sat down on Eric’s lap, straddling
his thighs. He pressed his lips to Eric’s. After taking a while to reboot, Eric’s
brain reacted and he grabbed Ryan closer for a steamier liplock.
“Any more questions?” Ryan gasped for air when he pulled his lips away.
“Yeah, what other ideas do you have?” Eric’s breathing sounded equally ragged.
The hardness pressing against Ryan’s butt made it very clear what he had in
mind.
“I think you’re gonna love the next one.”
“Tell me.” Eric nuzzled Ryan’s neck, breathing in the smell of soap and cologne.
“Now… You’ll go to work.” Ryan grinned and got up from Eric’s lap.
“You can’t be serious!”
“I am, McEnroe. You’re already half an hour late.”
“Why the hell didn’t you tell me?” Eric jumped up and run to the bedroom to
get the rest of his clothes.
“If I had told you, you would have used it as an excuse to run away. And one
more thing before you go.”
“What?” Eric leaped back for a quick kiss while he pulled his shoes on.
“I don’t usually star in sexual fantasies until the third date. You were pretty lucky.”
“Am I gonna get lucky again?” Eric grinned.
“If you play your cards right. We`re having the third date tonight, be on time.”
“What about the first and second date?”
“We can try them later. I’ll make reservations for dinner, and I’ll call you later.”
“Okay, call me.” Eric kissed him and bounced to the door. A minute later he
came bouncing back. “One more?”
Ryan pulled him close for a kiss and then gave him a smack on his butt.
“Are you going to go to work today or not?”
“Hey, it’s a new thing, I’m allowed to get excited.”
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Eric was pulling his spare clothes from his locker when his cell phone finally
rang. “What have you been doing all day? I tried to call you.”
“Yeah, I had to shut my cell. Listen… are off duty?”
“In few minutes, yeah.”
“I gotta cancel our dinner. I was thinking we could get pizza or something,
and spend the night at my place.”
“Sounds good. You want to get it on the way?”
“Actually, we could go get it together. I need a ride.”
“Okay, where are you?”
“At the hospital.”
“I thought you had a checkup in Boston.”
“I did. I had a little mishap.”
“A little mishap, and you’re in the hospital? Why the hell didn’t you call me?”
“It wasn’t that big of a deal… anyway, I need someone to pick me up. I was
gonna take a cab, but they insist they can’t let me leave alone.”
“I’m on my way. You’re okay, right?”
“Pretty much. I just wanna go home with you and a big pizza.”
“At least I ranked above the pizza. I’ll be there in twenty minutes.”
TBC